🏛️ Sanctuary of Asklepios at Epidaurus

Greece · Europe · Cultural · 37.63°N, 23.07°E

Epidaurus was a small city (polis) in ancient Greece, on the Argolid Peninsula at the Saronic Gulf. Two modern towns bear the name Epidavros: Palaia Epidavros and Nea Epidavros. Since 2010 they belong to the new municipality of Epidaurus, part of the regional unit of Argolis. The chair of the municipality is the town Lygourio. The nearby sanctuary of Asclepius and ancient theatre were inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1988 because of their exemplary architecture and importance in the development and spread of healing sanctuaries and cults across the ancient Greek and Roman worlds.

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Quick facts

Country	Greece
Continent / region	Europe
List type	🏛️ Cultural heritage site
Coordinates (approx.)	37.63°N, 23.07°E · view on map

Sanctuary of Asklepios at Epidaurus is a cultural World Heritage site in Greece, in Europe. For the living forecast of the area, open World Weather; the details of why Sanctuary of Asklepios at Epidaurus was inscribed are described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

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